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Article Feedback Tool update

Hey Jackmcbarn. I'm contacting you because you're involved in the Article Feedback Tool in some way, either as a previous newsletter recipient or as an active user of the system. As you might have heard, a user recently anonymously disabled the feedback tool on 2,000 pages. We were unable to track or prevent this due to the lack of logging feature in AFT5. We're deeply sorry for this, as we know that quite a few users found the software very useful, and were using it on their articles.

We've now re-released the software, with the addition of a logging feature and restrictions on the ability to disable. Obviously, we're not going to automatically re-enable it on each article—we don't want to create a situation where it was enabled by users who have now moved on, and feedback would sit there unattended—but if you're interested in enabling it for your articles, it's pretty simple to do. Just go to the article you want to enable it on, click the "request feedback" link in the toolbox in the sidebar, and AFT5 will be enabled for that article.

Again, we're very sorry about this issue; hopefully it'll be smooth sailing after this :). If you have any questions, just drop them at the talkpage. Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) 21:42, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Facebook

Thats fine there was some useful feedback but it was in the minority. Ive cleared the last remaining unreviewed feedback.Blethering Scot 17:56, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

3O

Hi, Jack. Thank you for helping out at 3O! Help in dispute resolution is always very much appreciated. Just a quick word about this removal. If you'll look back through the 3O talk page archives, you'll see that volunteers have been criticized — though not by me — for removing disputes which have only one or two extra editors. (I generally won't remove them for multiple editors unless there are at least 4, and usually 5, editors involved, but that's just me.) Removals for that reason and for the dispute involving excess incivility were the reason the 6-day staleness standard was adopted so that slightly-nonconforming cases could stay on the list to see if anyone wants to take them despite their warts, but then be easily removed if no one does. Other reasons for removal, particularly for insufficient discussion and for mainly-conduct-not-content are less controversial and can be done immediately without much fear of criticism. I'm not complaining or criticizing, but just want to let you know that some might take issue. In any event, we're very glad to have you involved in DR. Best regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 15:41, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

This case was also written in a way that couldn't be further from neutral, but I will make sure to leave ones that don't have other problems around in the future. Jackmcbarn (talk) 15:43, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, I pulled the sig off of it, but should have done more and then got tagged for my sloth. That was the reason I went back and looked at it again. It's back again, BTW, and I've done a better job of neutralizing it this time. Best regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 15:55, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

WP:3O

Hello Jack: I've removed the 3O you posted. Would you please restate it in accordance with the instructions. E.g., without all the details. I'll do my best to take a look at the question once you do. (At the moment I have no idea what the issue is about. The article talk page should have the question clearly laid out.) Thanks. – S. Rich (talk) 04:10, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

@Srich32977: I don't think that Jack posted that. I think he just did some cleanup on it as a 3O volunteer. It was posted by a frequently-changing dynamic IP, 109.78.24.155 (talk · contribs) at the time, and I don't think that's Jack. While I certainly agree with your close, if it were refiled I'd close it for no talk page discussion. Best regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 13:44, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

You're correct TransporterMan, I didn't post that. I just edited it so it didn't break the page layout. Jackmcbarn (talk) 14:49, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

I've stricken my comments about you, Jack, posting the 3O. My misunderstanding and my apologies. Thanks. – S. Rich (talk) 15:12, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

Talkback

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Thanks for the help!

I figured out I was using some months ago version of Stiki! Thanks! ///EuroCarGT 01:49, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Information

Hi Jack, thanks for the information. I just want to create a page saying the following: Winner.com

Winner.com is an interactive gaming company founded in 2009. It operates an online casino, online poker, online bingo, online games and an online bookmakers. 

Winner is operated by Zirconium Gaming Limited (registered in Antigua and Barbuda) Advertising Winner.com adverts have appeared on several main UK TV channels, including Sky Sports News, Sky Sports 1-3, Comedy Central, Comcen Extra, Fox / Music Channels, Dave and E4.

Winner.com can also be seen on advertising banners around several Premier League and Championship football grounds. 

Operations

Winner employs roughly 500+ employees with the offices spread across the world.

Now I am working for Winner.com, and have written this with your guidelines in mind. I have also noticed that other companies like ours own Wikipedia pages, such as: William Hill, Paddy Power, Ladbrokes etc. Do you have any suggestions? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jacobmiesling (talk • contribs) 15:10, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Writing an article about your company is a really bad idea, no matter how careful you're being. If you have no choice but to write the article, you should use the Article Wizard and create it as an Articles for creation submission. Experienced editors will then be able to help you get the article into an appropriate state for inclusion into the encyclopedia. Jackmcbarn (talk) 15:22, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Reply to your two messages

Jack, slow down a little. I am a new user to wikipedia. I deleted the "talk" on my page, because i got an option to. I clean my inbox in the same way, and deleted the message, figuring that i didn't need to read it anymore. You may want to angle your approach towards sympathetic instead of assumptive and directly provocative. I am not trying to cause issues, rather am trying to get a hang of how to navigate around wikipedia. I don't think attacking my mistakes will necessarily make me understand what i am doing wrong, especially if you take a aggresive tone to it. Also with regards to the changes to Heidi Hautala, I assumed that a photographer sharing his photographs on wiki commons needs to leave his name in the form of "photograph by Marshall Niles" under his own work. If i did that (without adding my own website, as you advised me not to), and that seems to bother you to a point where you accuse me of disruptive editing and more, then this is a no brainer for me. I'm looking for positive guidance, not aggressive tough love. If you are representing wikipedia, I think you can do a better job at interacting with new users. Remember, less assumption, more clarification;) Thank you! Marshall.niles (talk) 15:34, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

I'm not attacking your mistake, and it's not a mistake, since after I corrected it and told you about it, you reverted me and put it back. We don't credit photographers in articles. We credit photographers on the file description page. You agreed to that when you uploaded your images. Also, clearing your user talk page, though allowed, is discouraged. Jackmcbarn (talk) 21:39, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

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Compromised?

Hi Jack. I can reassure you I have not been compromised. Those two edits were me. I was typing on my phone as I haven't got a computer at the moment. All the best, fish&karate 22:14, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

Okay, thanks. I'm just a little bit paranoid sometimes. Jackmcbarn (talk) 02:50, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

Feedback

Sorry, I just wanted to help in order to improve the article :< 188.252.10.2 (talk) 15:28, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

You posted an extremely racist submission to Race and intelligence that could not be considered helpful in any way. Jackmcbarn (talk) 22:17, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

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B Malley

Someone has already nailed it, I'll salt if it comes back again Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:12, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

from John Rester Zodrow

Jack,

thank you for the good advice. I will edit my article and submit it to another Wikipedian to check and counsel me. Hopefully I can work through this process with all that is required.

Best,

John Johnzodrow (talk) 00:59, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

Please add tildes

Thanks for particpating in this RfC. Would you please return, to add tildes to your edit? Thanks. David in DC (talk) 12:07, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

Done. Sorry I missed that. Jackmcbarn (talk) 14:24, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

Editing and adding source

Axel2595 (talk) 20:34, 20 September 2013 (UTC) hey I read your reply i wanted to add this website since wikipedia doesn't have a youtube poop article anymore. Here's the link http://youtube.wikia.com/wiki/YouTube_Poop --Axel2595 (talk) 20:34, 20 September 2013 (UTC) 9/20/2013 axel2595

Sorry, but Wikia isn't a reliable source. You may want to read Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources. Jackmcbarn (talk) 20:39, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

Qnet Edits

I just wanted to apologize for removing the content that you replaced. I thought the text was repetitive since a very similar body of text was in one of the other sections. We can keep it if you think it's necessary though. --Splin--ter21 (talk) 21:36, 21 September 2013 (UTC)

That page has had a problem for a long time with editors trying to sneak out any content that makes Qnet sound bad, so I just re-added it because you didn't mention removing it in your edit summary. I personally think it's good to repeat those particular facts in the lead, but if you don't, you can remove them again. Jackmcbarn (talk) 21:45, 21 September 2013 (UTC)

I think I'll go ahead an remove that section of the intro. It will seem less redundant seeing as how an almost identical paragraph is also in a different section. --Splin--ter21 (talk) 17:51, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

from John Rester Zodrow

Hi, Jack,

I've followed your suggestions and updated the article, have included many URLs that you wanted. In addition, I added detailed references and ISBNs on all my books. Am I getting closer?

best,

John — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnzodrow (talk • contribs) 01:54, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

The way you formatted the article, it's currently almost impossible to read. The table of contents you added isn't necessary. One will be added automatically. Also, instead of doing headings like "heading [edit source]", put "==heading==" and it will set everything up for you. References should be wrapped in <ref></ref> tags, and {{reflist}} should be added to the end of the page. Jackmcbarn (talk) 01:59, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion P1

Jack,

I moved your comment about db-p1 to Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion, since this is a more appropriate place to discuss this. Template talk:Db-meta is more for technical issues with the templates themselves. Ego White Tray (talk) 04:53, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

Thank you. Jackmcbarn (talk) 14:20, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

afc

I have just noticed that you declined by G11 speedy of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/EtQ, Inc. with the comment "I thought we didn't do this for AfCs "

I rather thought we did, for I've deleted over a hundred such, as nominated by other editors, and other admins have deleted probably about twice that number of mine. What is true, is that the standards are not as demanding, for we make a greater assumption that the problems are fixable. But undoubted advertisement should be removed anywhere in Wikipedia, and I think this qualifies. I'm not sure what procedure will work, though I might try MfD--There has been some discussion about how to prevent or at least discourage the multiple tries at hopeless articles short of waiting for G13. DGG ( talk ) 05:49, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

I have the strangest sense of deja vu... Jackmcbarn (talk) 14:23, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

Yes, I should have remembered. (this time, I was going through back CSD nominations to see what has happened to them ) Sorry. DGG ( talk ) 15:16, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

from John Rester Zodrow

Thanks, Jack for the input. I'm on it. Johnzodrow (talk) 23:35, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

Sir please help me

Hello Jackmcbarn

Sir i read your last message i don't understand what should i do to remove the mfd?

(Farhad shahnawaz (talk) 01:02, 24 September 2013 (UTC))

You can't remove it for now. All Wikipedia editors are invited to discuss whether to delete the pages you created. In about a week, the discussion will close. When it closes, if the decision was to keep the pages, the mfd notice will then be removed from the pages. If the decision was to delete the pages, the pages will all be deleted in their entirety and should not be recreated. Currently, it appears that the pages will be deleted. If you want them to be kept, you should post at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Farhad shahnawaz explaining why. Jackmcbarn (talk) 01:05, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Bot gone wild

You should read my 1714 30Sep2013 post at “Bot gone wild”.Sammy D III (talk) 18:11, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

I've replied there. Jackmcbarn (talk) 21:25, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Waiting for response

Hey. Thanks for grammar and formatting edits. Waiting for response on question, though. Would appreciate it.

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Thank you!

Thanks for your help! --58.107.231.222 (talk) 09:17, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Bradley Manning/October 2013 move request

Greetings. Because you participated in the August 2013 move request regarding this subject, you may be interested in participating in the current discussion. This notice is provided pursuant to Wikipedia:Canvassing#Appropriate notification. Cheers! bd2412 T 21:35, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Ye Jin

Hello Jackmcbarn. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Ye Jin, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Article has been edited since it was tagged and is no longer a copyvio. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 18:11, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

QNet

Greetings! I see that your keeping a close eye on QNet. I'm just curious to know why you reverted the whole section without reading it? I was aiming to organize it into a more readable section, and into chronological order. It would be nice to know where I stepped out of place? Thanks for any and all suggestions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blueskymorning (talk • contribs) 18:53, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Can you link me to a diff? I'm not sure which edit you mean. I don't think I've reverted you on that article at all. Jackmcbarn (talk) 18:55, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

So sorry about that, I was mistaken. It wasn't you after all. Thanks for the quick response! Blueskymorning —Preceding undated comment added 19:01, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

from John Rester Zodrow re: article ready

Hi, Jack,

I wondered if you would take a look at my article? I've followed your advice closely, as well as have been working with Anne Delong on several other issues. I believe the article can be accepted. Still, I would appreciate any other recommendation you might give me.

Again, thank you for your time and kind advice.

76.87.63.166 (talk) 21:34, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

It's in the queue and a reviewer will get to it soon. Jackmcbarn (talk) 22:14, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Bot archiving

Jack, I'm hoping your technical knowledge extends to configuring bot archiving. MiszaBot is not working. Therefore, another user changed ANI's archiving to ClueBot, but ClueBot hasn't archived it. I'm assuming it's incorrectly configured, but I don't know what's wrong with it. I've e-mailed the owner of ClueBot, but so far no response. Anything you can do to help? ANI is getting really unwieldy. It may implode soon - now that would be real drama.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:33, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

MiszaBot II is just dead, and Misza13 doesn't seem to be reachable, so we're out of luck there. To make matters worse, since the archive for ANI isn't a subpage of ANI, a key is needed to get ClueBot III to archive it, and nobody seems to know what the right key is, and Cobi doesn't seem to be around. I've tweaked the template a little bit, but I don't have high hopes. We need to get either Misza13 or Cobi back, or someone else needs to write an archive bot. Jackmcbarn (talk) 23:44, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

I figured it might be related to that stupid key. We shouldn't be so dependent on these absentee bot owners.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:47, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

In your last edit, you changed the key, but you changed the age (from 36 to 24), not the numberstart as your edit summary said. I don't think we want to archive anything that is only 24 hours old.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:52, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

The key might be calculated based on that (it's a big secret where it comes from), so I think we should try for a while, since 24-hour archiving is better than no archiving. Jackmcbarn (talk) 23:53, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

I haven't gone back and looked at the documentation, but when is the key needed? I've seen talk pages of users currently being archived by ClueBot, and the template doesn't even use the key. Is it for "new" archiving or what?--Bbb23 (talk) 23:55, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

The key is needed because the archives aren't subpages of the page being archived. Jackmcbarn (talk) 23:56, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

Ah, got it - is that intentional in this case so that a key is required? I am watching your talk page and don't need the talkbacks, although if it's urgent, I'll no doubt see the orange thingie before I refresh my watchlist.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:01, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

Yes, it's intentional. The idea is to keep people who don't know what they're doing from archiving something to somewhere inappropriate, though it would be good if more than one person knew how to generate keys, or even if it just needed "override=yes" or something instead of a key. Jackmcbarn (talk) 00:03, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

A keyless ignition would be useful. :-) --Bbb23 (talk) 00:04, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

A question about this article "Brunei"

Is "Recognised" suitable to describe English on the info-box in regards to this Section 2 of Article 82 on the Country's Constitution?

Article 82

Section 2 - An official version in the English language shall be provided of anything which, by this Constitution or by any written law or by the Standing Orders, is required to be printed or in writing, and such version shall, in addition to the official Malay version, be accepted as an authentic text.

Constitution of Brunei Alevero987 (talk) 17:46, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

I'm not really sure what our policy on that is. Have you discussed it on the article's talk page? Also, I'm just curious, but what made you decide to ask me in particular about this? Jackmcbarn (talk) 21:27, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

I think jhe went around asking every editor he could find. I have the same message on mine. -- Aunva6^{talk - contribs} 23:46, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

ASIPP page references

Hi Jackmcbarn--I am with the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. Our Wikipedia page needs references, but really the only reference would be our web site, www.asipp.org. Would this be acceptable? Any help or suggestions appreciated. Tom tom@asipp.org — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.81.170.98 (talk) 16:10, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

Unfortunately, that isn't acceptable. You need at least some independent sources. If you can't find any, it may be too soon for the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians to have a Wikipedia article. You may also want to read WP:GNG and WP:NCORP. Jackmcbarn (talk) 21:29, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

Hello.

hello. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.88.98.79 (talk) 03:11, 10 October 2013 (UTC)

Hi. I've been reverting your edits because they didn't seem to be constructive to me. Jackmcbarn (talk) 03:13, 10 October 2013 (UTC)

Madley park

All statements added to Madley park are true and in no way non constructive as you suggest. The 'history' section you have added lacks any actual history of the site at all and is in no way informative! I lived in the area from birth and did indeed frequent the strawberry fields and thus feel this is a very important part of the 'history' section. Please further research the area if you wish to comment on such edits. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.202.100.229 (talk) 20:24, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

It's impossible to have 2.4 children. If anything else is correct, cite a reliable source. Jackmcbarn (talk) 20:27, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

If you were local to the area, which you clearly aren't, you would know they were indeed strawberry fields. I don't need to cite proof to you or anyone, it's FACT. Ask anyone who knows Witney. As for having 2.4 children, this is of course an old 'average family' saying. However, Lee Thornett does have 2 children and another on the way (in approx 5 months time) so you could actually say at present, they have 2.4 children. Again, your info on Madley is seriously lacking info!! Step up Jack, if you care. I'd like to see a deeper history/current status of Madley park. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.202.100.229 (talk) 20:42, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

You DO need to cite a source. See WP:V. Jackmcbarn (talk) 20:44, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

I DONT NEED to do anything!!!!!!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.202.100.229 (talk) 21:07, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

Yes, you do. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Jackmcbarn (talk) 21:10, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

I don't, and I'm still right and you're a terrible source of knowledge for Witney. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.202.100.229 (talk) 21:12, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

24.254.148.147

ok i have a problem! this was very constructive jsyk so stfu— Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.254.148.147 (talk) 20:52, 11 October 2013‎ (UTC)

You removed a plot summary and replaced it with nonsense about pancakes. How was that constructive? Jackmcbarn (talk) 20:55, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

Nonsense? Everyone like pancakes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.202.100.229 (talk) 21:01, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

IP edits on Limbo (programming language)

Sorry to bother you but could please take a look at Limbo (programming language)? I am not sure if the IP's changes are legit or not. I have reverted myself so currently the IP version is standing. --RacerX¹¹ Talk to me^{Stalk me} 22:23, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

I think he is attempting to be constructive, though some of his edits had very misleading edit summaries, and he certainly hasn't been very civil about it. Jackmcbarn (talk) 22:36, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

Well in that case, him sitting at a level 4 is a little unjustified, and it's in large part due to my misinterpretation of his edits and intent. Would you mind if I set him at a lower level or clear the warnings altogether? --RacerX¹¹ Talk to me^{Stalk me} 22:49, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

I'm okay with that. Jackmcbarn (talk) 22:51, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. --RacerX¹¹ Talk to me^{Stalk me} 22:53, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

Well we should have trusted our instincts on this one. Turns out he's just a troll. I have reverted his changes, restored the warning templates and reported the IP, FYI --RacerX¹¹ Talk to me^{Stalk me} 23:46, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

@Racerx11: And it was declined. Do you want to file the ANI report? Jackmcbarn (talk) 00:01, 12 October 2013 (UTC)

I was afraid that would happen. I don't have much experience at ANI. Could you do it if you feel comfortable with doing so? --RacerX¹¹ Talk to me^{Stalk me} 00:04, 12 October 2013 (UTC)

I guess so. Jackmcbarn (talk) 00:16, 12 October 2013 (UTC)

Actually, given his latest statement, unless he edits again, I'll hold off on it. Jackmcbarn (talk) 00:17, 12 October 2013 (UTC)

Agree. I was just about to tell you don't bother for now. If I see him start up again, I will gladly make the report. Thanks. --RacerX¹¹ Talk to me^{Stalk me} 00:24, 12 October 2013 (UTC)

History split

Can an admin perform a history split of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Realeyez3D, making [1] be the latest revision of it, and moving all later revisions to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Uri Gothalf? Jackmcbarn (talk) 14:53, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

Working on it... JohnCD (talk) 16:01, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

...and  Done. Interesting, I haven't done one of those before, but WP:HISTSPLIT explains what to do quite clearly. JohnCD (talk) 16:22, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation - Rendezvous hashing

Hello, this is regarding your review of Rendezvous Hashing. The previous reviewer had asked for two changes: (1) a reliable reference to justify the "provably minimal" claim, and (2) change the "attractive properties" phrase, since that was seen as too promotional. This reviewer had seen the article as otherwise being of Wikipedia quality. (Reviewer's words: "Otherwise a good article - please re-submit after fixing.")

I have followed the reviewer's directions. The references [1] and [2] contain a proof showing that disruption is minimal, and have now been added. The phrase "attractive properties" has been changed to the more neutral "properties".

Are you asking for additional changes? Could you please clarify? Ardhajya (talk) 20:28, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

Where exactly in [1] does it say that disruption is provably minimal? Jackmcbarn (talk) 21:31, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your response. A proof of minimal disruption for HRW appears in Section 5.1.3. in reference [1] and in Section V.D in reference [2]. The definition of minimal disruption and disruption coefficient appears in Section 2.2.2 in reference [1] and in Section II.B.2 in reference [2]. Ardhajya (talk) 05:10, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Okay, the content looks good, but it could do with a bit of cleanup. I'll leave it for another reviewer and see what they think. Jackmcbarn (talk) 14:58, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks again for your response. If you could indicate exactly what cleanup is needed, that would be very helpful. Ardhajya (talk) 23:42, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

I'm going to respond to the comment on my talk page here so there's only one place where discussion about this submission is taking place. (I hope y'all don't mind.) The cleanup that is needed probably includes style and grammar changes. Specifically, the article is in good prose until suddenly, in the "The HRW Algorithm For Rendezvous Hashing" section, there is a burst of technical language; this might be simplified a little. Furthermore, the "History" section could have a little more content in it, such as places where it's used or notable people who have used it. This could be done after the article is created, but a section outlining how an implementation of the algorithm would work could be added. Good luck! APerson (talk!) 02:07, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

Hello, I have made changes to the "HRW Algorithm" section, and added an section on implementation. I believe the History section is as complete as it can be. Perhaps someone else can add more history once the article is accepted. Thanks. Ardhajya (talk) 17:44, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

Request for comment

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09:11, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

Anne-France Goldwater

Done, although due to the slight risk of the problem recurring I've left "pending changes" review on for new and unregistered users. Frankly I'm surprised that it's even still protected at all, because as you noted the problem I dealt with was more than a year ago. Bearcat (talk) 22:38, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Template:Db-a11

A tag has been placed on Template:Db-a11 requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section T2 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an unambiguous misrepresentation of established policy.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, you can place a request here. Technical 13 (talk) 23:15, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

Barnstar of Awesome

	Barnstar of Awesome
	You are hereby awarded the Barnstar of Awesome for your amazing work alpha-testing The Wikipedia Adventure. Over 180 bugs were identified and 143 of them have been fixed already! (The rest are catalogued as known bugs). You. Are. Awesome. Check out your name in the game credits here: WP:TWA/About. Thank you again :) --User:Ocaasi 17:34, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

How you can help even more!

(and for which there may or may not be a super secret second extreme helper barnstar)

• Start over fresh with a new account: Like User:OcaasiTWA17 (these are legitimate alternate testing accounts and are not considered sockpuppets)
• Finish the game: Give some attention to missions 5-7 (which have been tested much less)
• Try a different browser: If you used Safari, try Firefox (or Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera...)
• Show the game to a friend or family member to see how they like it and if they get stuck anywhere

Cheers! Ocaasi ^{t | c} 14:37, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

74.202.111.66

Understood - your response to why automated filter flagged my anonymous change.

I will create an account... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.202.111.66 (talk) 16:04, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

It's not just because you're anonymous. Just don't add archive.is links. Jackmcbarn (talk) 18:24, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND. It's like magic. "Don't warn me again." POOF! Your wish is GRANTED. You are BLOCKED. Keep up the good work. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 19:37, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

Why are you warning me?

What are you warning me for? I am updating the infobox so that numbers are in descending order! I am also summarizing my edits now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.175.27.29 (talk) 19:55, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

The number is incorrect. Jackmcbarn (talk) 19:58, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, but the number you are reverting to is incorrect. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.175.27.29 (talk) 19:59, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, but the number you are reverting to is incorrect. The articles "Pashtun diaspora" and "Pasthun people" were factually correct till last month. A couple of users keep putting in unreliable and fabricated information. If you want to leave a number till this dispute is resolved, at least leave the number that was acknowledged to be correct for the majority of the articles history! Check it yourself!184.175.27.29 (talk) 20:02, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

Looking. Jackmcbarn (talk) 20:04, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

It looks like you're getting the ethnic group mixed up with speakers of the language, which seems to have been the source of the confusion. Jackmcbarn (talk) 20:17, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

The number of 11 million is totally unsubstantiated. There is no such ethnic group information in the census. The speakers of the language is the closest information in the census that is valid. I am going to involve User:Khestwol who is a user much more heavily involved in editing wiki pages for Pashtun topics. 184.175.27.29 (talk) 20:23, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

Okay, that sounds reasonable. I've removed most of my warnings from your talk page. Jackmcbarn (talk) 20:27, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

Accidental Deletion of Wiki Material

Dear Jackmcbarn

My name is Timothy, (username tcneumann) I sincerely apologise, the removal was by accident, i am new to learning the process of table formatting, duplicated the code from the help page to mine to template a table and accidentally deleted your content instead of mine due to working on the safari tab!

On a side note, i am wondering if you sir may be able to help with table format that i would like to input into my page [9]

What i would like to do if you may be able to have a quick look is push the orange table margin to right screen, thus pushing 'Where else can Dietary Calcium be found?' down to begin a line under the coloured tables?

Please advice me if this is possible.

Most kind regards Timothy Neumann tcneumann — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tcneumann (talk • contribs) 02:10, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Your current account hasn't made any edits at all, other than to post this message. What account did you make the accidental removal from? Jackmcbarn (talk) 02:12, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Regarding deleting of a reference

Sorry sir, that was merely a mistake. Please undo. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.124.47.147 (talk) 02:16, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Don't worry, I already restored it. Jackmcbarn (talk) 02:19, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Editing waring thing!

I have informed an admin about this case, I am easily trying to follow WP:MOS-AM and WP:NCVG since it clearly states that English Language Names must be used on an English Language Wiki, I have reached my third revert, so I cannot do anything but reley on the admin I talked too. --Vaati the Wind Demon (talk) 02:18, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

That's good. By the way, you were undoing a lot more than just name changes. There was a lot of content you were removing. Jackmcbarn (talk) 02:20, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

The majority of the content he added where japanized edits, I can easily add them in later, but since he's probably going to be back, I don't think nows a good time. --Vaati the Wind Demon (talk) 02:22, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Aalias

I was just trying to decide if this person was notable or not and I went back to the page from google (where I could find nothing) to find you had a deletion note on the page. :-) -- 🍺 Antiqueight ^confer 02:31, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Yep. And as I expected, de-PROD'd by an IP with no unrelated constructive edits and no explanation. Jackmcbarn (talk) 02:44, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

The adventure continues at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aalias... ///EuroCarGT 02:52, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks

@Jackmcbarn: ///EuroCarGT 02:49, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

72.211.240.230

Why don't we put the truth on wiki? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.211.240.230 (talk) 03:09, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

That acronym is not correct. Jackmcbarn (talk) 03:24, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Tech News: 2013-43

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

New features

• The "Toolbox" section in the site sidebar is now called "Tools" in English. You can do the same in your language by editing the interface text on translatewiki.net. Someone else may have already done it. [10]

VisualEditor news

• On wikis with VisualEditor, you can now use it on pages in the File, Help and Category spaces. [11]

Problems

• On October 22 (UTC), an error in the site settings caused *.wikimedia.org sites (like Meta-Wiki and Commons) to redirect to wikimediafoundation.org for a few hours. [12]

Future

• MediaWiki 1.23wmf1 was added to test wikis on October 24. It will arrive to non-Wikipedia wikis on October 28 and all Wikipedia wikis on October 31 (calendar).
• In the next days, servers in San Francisco will start providing (cached) content to users located in Oceania. If you are in that area and notice problems, please tell us. [13]
• You will soon be able to test new features easily using the "Beta Features" view. VisualEditor will be in the list on sites where it works and isn't automatically enabled. Another example is a set of changes in the article text style.

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09:41, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Toronto Premium Outlets

I added Direction information to the Toronto Premium Outlets wiki since this what many people have questions about. You stated that it "violates external links policy". What do i need to do not to violate it? I think a link to Go Transit and the Shuttle Bus is appropriate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Toronto_Premium_Outlets&diff=next&oldid=578348960

Robert — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.100.176.95 (talk) 02:11, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

Directions to a place aren't really appropriate for an encyclopedia article. We're not here to advertise the mall in question, or transportation services. Jackmcbarn (talk) 02:23, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

Shingu Charpa

Is it possible to go back to my edits and remove links to archive.is? I don't see my edits anywhere. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shinguwiki (talk • contribs) 02:18, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

@Shinguwiki: They're currently hidden from regular users. I'm requesting that an EFM/administrator retrieve the contents of them from [14] and give them to you. Jackmcbarn (talk) 02:22, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

It's here: User:Shinguwiki/Chingu Sharpa (without the aforementioned links). — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 12:48, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

Toronto Premium Outlets

I saw that you placed {{advert}} at Toronto Premium Outlets. I removed "high class" and the tag pending requests regarding specific material(s) to be removed. --Jax 0677 (talk) 03:17, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

Hi

Did you upload by any chance the map I requested ? Kind regards. --MyMoloboaccount (talk) 08:20, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

I haven't uploaded it yet, because I still need the filename, description, and licensing tag you want it under. Jackmcbarn (talk) 12:13, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

This info should be at Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Requests_to_dezoomify_an_image. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:43, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

I've uploaded it as File:National map of eastern provinces of German Reich based on official census of 1910.jpg. Jackmcbarn (talk) 15:40, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

Tech News: 2013-44

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

New features

• The style and colors for warning boxes, error messages, and success messages in all skins of MediaWiki has been changed. [15]

VisualEditor news

• You will soon be able to switch from editing in VisualEditor to editing wikitext directly without having to save the page. You can't yet switch from wikitext to VisualEditor but developers hope to make it possible in the future. [16]

Problems

• There was a problem on October 31 during the activation of MediaWiki 1.22wmf2 on test wikis. mediawiki.org was also broken, and if you had problems logging in, it was probably because of this as well.

Future

• Because of the problem with MediaWiki 1.22wmf2, the calendar has changed. It will be added to mediawiki.org and non-Wikipedia sites on November 4, and all Wikipedia sites on November 7.

JavaScript / Gadget developers

• Due to a recent change, gadgets and user scripts that use jQuery UI should explicitly load the appropriate modules, as they may not be loaded by default. [17]
• Developers have started to remove long-deprecated methods. You should check the JavaScript console (in debug=true mode) and look for deprecation warnings and their stack trace. [18]

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10:31, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

ASIPP entry

Hello Jack,

We have corresponded before about your declining the entry for the American Soceity of Interventional Pain Physicans. Your rejection was based upon our only having one source for our information, namely, our web site--www.asipp.org

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has NO references on their entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Society_of_Anesthesiologists

Isn't that inconsistent on the part of Wikipedia? I am not trying to be combative or sarcastic. We are a legitimate organization with 4,500 members. We publish books, a peer-reviewed medical journal, and we hold educational seminars for doctors all over the country. The only other sources I could provide about us are press releases floating around on the Internet. But they typically deal with a single issue, such as the dangers of prescription painkillers, etc.

Any advice you can give would be appreciated.

Tom Prigge tom@asipp.org — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.81.170.98 (talk) 15:53, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

Your question's actually a common one. See WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. The fact that things exist now that violate our policies isn't a legitimate reason to allow new things to be created that violate our policies. Also, per WP:PSCOI, it's strongly recommended that you not write an article about things you are affiliated with. Doing so will almost certainly lead to a bias, no matter how careful you are. Also, per notability guidelines at WP:GNG, independent sources are needed for a subject to be considered notable. Once independent sources exist and establish notability, someone else will write the article. For now, if none exist, it may be WP:TOOSOON for it to have an article. Jackmcbarn (talk) 16:11, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

Articles for creation/Aadhaar Enabled Service Delivery

Articles for creation/Aadhaar Enabled Service Delivery

Where can I find the reported issues on this AFC?

Ravishyam Bangalore (talk) 08:49, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

The issue is listed in the pink decline box. The problem with the submission right now is that it doesn't have the right tone for an encyclopedia article. It needs to be formal and give just the facts, from a neutral point of view. Right now, it seems to cast the subject too positively. Jackmcbarn (talk) 16:15, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

AFC: Aadhaar enabled Service Delivery.

AFC: Aadhaar enabled Service Delivery.

I have worked on. Restructured and modified.

Now can you tell me if any problems remains. Paragraph wise comment will help me resolve faster and better.

May be some para I can remove and develop later at ease in conformance with wiki standard.

Hello, Jackmcbarn. You have new messages at Ravishyam Bangalore's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Ravishyam Bangalore (talk) 06:36, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

nana

i changed it back gees — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.55.137.131 (talk) 20:54, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

Tech News: 2013-45

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

New features

• You can now use the "Autonym" font of the Universal Language Selector (ULS) to display the name of languages (for example in navigation templates) in their correct script. To do this, add the CSS class "autonym" to the elements that include language names. Note that this font only works for the name of languages, not for any other text. [19]

Problems

• There was a problem with Parsoid (the program used by VisualEditor to convert wikitext to annotated HTML) on November 4, between 19:40 and 20:40 (UTC). Encoding issues caused non-ASCII characters (including those with diacritics, like "é") to be broken when converted to wikitext and saved to the page. [20]

Future

• The Beta Features tool is now available on Commons and Meta-Wiki. With it, you can test new features before they're added for everyone. The plan is to add this tool to all wikis on November 21. [21]
• MediaWiki 1.23wmf3 was added to test wikis on November 7. It will arrive to non-Wikipedia wikis on November 12 and all Wikipedia wikis on November 14 (calendar). [22]
• The MassMessage tool will be added to all wikis on November 14. It will make it simpler to send messages across wikis. [23]
• The button of the Search page will soon be changed to be blue and bigger (see the difference). [24]
• You will soon be able to add a page name as parameter for {{REVISIONID}}, {{REVISIONUSER}} and {{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}} and similar functions, by writing for example {{REVISIONID:Apple}}. [25]
• In the future, when you hide a CentralNotice banner on a wiki, it will also be hidden on other Wikimedia sites. [26]

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13:03, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

Robin Spielberg

I have explained every edit I have made. They should not be summarily reverted.Fatpedro (talk) 03:11, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

I'll leave them for now. Jackmcbarn (talk) 03:12, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

The Louisiana Marathon

Regarding The Louisiana Marathon - this was my first article and I believe there is value in the content. I'd like to restart with a more encyclopedic approach and re-submit - is that OK? Rappla7 (talk) 12:44, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

You can use the Article Wizard and choose to create it via Articles for Creation (AfC). Here, it will be reviewed by other editors before it goes live, and you'll get feedback if there's a problem rather than it just being deleted. Jackmcbarn (talk) 13:33, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

Thomas Lennon

Hi Jackmcbarn-

I'm trying to add a new picture to Thomas Lennon's wiki page that is current. The one that is up there now was taken almost 5 years ago and is not an accurate representation of him. I own the rights to the new photo and would like to put it up. I've added a license for free use but it continues to be taken down.

Thank you for your help.

SpokenReasonsFF (talk) 16:49, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

Follow the instructions at commons:COM:OTRS to prove it has a valid license, and it will be allowed. Jackmcbarn (talk) 02:55, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

Cənnət Əliyev

Hi! Nagorno-Karabakh is an integral part of Azerbaijan. Therefore, there can not be an independent Wiki page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cənnət Əliyev (talk • contribs) 23:21, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

If you believe the page should be deleted, you must follow the instructions at WP:AFDHOWTO. You cannot simply blank it. Jackmcbarn (talk) 23:25, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

Krishna Dahal

Hello, I don't really know how to add protection to wiki. So I just add that protection from another indian television award show, so I think I do something wrong, that's why I removed it. If you know how to add protection to wiki please tell me, I am just trying to add protection, But I don't know how to add. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ‎Krishnadahal12 (talk • contribs) 23:28, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

You cannot add protection yourself. To request that an administrator add protection, follow the instructions at WP:RPP. Jackmcbarn (talk) 23:31, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

Sorry I had accidentally deleted text!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.121.37.187 (talk) 22:29, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
Which text you delete by accident???.--Krishnadahal12 (talk) 23:55, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

That wasn't directed at you. That was just another user that forgot to add a section header, so it got put in your discussion. Jackmcbarn (talk) 23:58, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

I have a question, one member in wiki doesn't let me create this wiki Dev Joshi, this is an actor wiki. But he don't let me create, everytime he remove it. I need your help, What do I have to do, please help.?.--Krishnadahal12 (talk) 00:06, 23 November 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Addpro

Hello Jackmcbarn. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Addpro, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The article makes a credible assertion of importance or significance, sufficient to pass A7. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 23:47, 16 November 2013 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Reward board

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